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BY DAVID OVER.
IMIHI t CIUMCLE.
• BEDFORD, Pa.
Prldit) Morning, May :iO. I•.*><;.
••Fearless and Free."
UAVID OVER, EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR. i
FOR PRESIDENT;
IHLIiIRD FIIiIJOKE,
OF NEW YORK.
FOR VICE PRESIDENT.
ANDREW JACKSON DONELSON
OF TENNESSEE.
IMOX TICKET.
Canal Commissioner:
THOMAS K. COCHRAN,
Of hork County.
.lud it or dene rat.
DARWIN. PHELPS, •
Of .hm strong County.
Surveyor General ■
BAIITIIOLt >MK\Y LA PORTE,
Of Bradford County.
APOLOGY. —Ou aocouut of the sickness
of one of our workmen, we are unable to 1
got out more than a half sheet this week. ]
We will try to make it up however during ,
the yeai*,iu the amount of our reading mat. j
ter.
A GROSS OCT 11 AGE IN CONGRESS.}
As our readers are aware UTLARLES SUM- j
NEK is one of the United States Senator*
trom the State of Massachusetts. Ou the j
*_2J inst.. ju*t after the Seuate had adjourn- j
fd, whilst he was selling at his desk wilting, j
Messrs. BaooJts and KEITT, two Locofoe©
members of the House from South Carolina, J
came into ti.e S. ;iate, each armed with u
cane. Brouts walked up to Sumner and
made some remark to him about the great
speech he had recently delivered in the Se
nate, and without waiting for any reply,
immediately struck Mr. Sumner a violent
blow over the head with a cane, cutting a
gash four inches long. The <>ano was of
gutta percha, cue inch in diameter; and
Brooks followed up the blow fast with oth
er*, striking from twelve to twenty strokes
L<fore he c wild he stopped, his friend, Mr.
Keitt, standing by to see fair play. Mr.
Sumner staggered under the first blow and
fell senseless to the floor, being wholly
stunned and biiud from the first stroke.—
He ia very padly injured, Laving two very
severe cuts on the head and many bruises.
His condition i* considered critical, and his
physician has forbidden his friends to see
liim for the present. At the close of this
diabolical attempt at assassination, Mr.
Sumner's clothes were literally covered
with bloud, and his blood was spattered al!
around over the adjacent desks.
(>n the following day Mr. Seward offered
a resolution of inquiry into the facts which
was adopted with apparent reluctance, and
in violation of all courtesy, the mover ot
the resolution was excluded from the Oom-
Mr. Campbell of Ohio, offered a
a similar resolution in the House which was
adopted} Lut strange to say, nearly every
I/Ocofoeo voted against iu Me hope for
the honor of tho country that both Brooks
and Keitt—certainly the former—will be
unhesitatingly expelled from the scats they
have disgraced. We entertain this hope
however, because the Locofocos are in a
minority in the Iloue; for if they could
\.->te in almost solid column against a com
mutes of inquiry, how can it be they will
vote for the expulsion. Is there no law or
justice upon the earth? Doc.* might make
riirltt.* Whither arc we tending? The most
solemn contracts of our fathers bare been
shamelessly broken; Kansas is having a leg
islature and laws forced upon her by tho citi
zens of Missouri, and at the point of the
national bayonets, by fire and by sword:
her unoffending citizens arc shot down in
cold Wood, and their survivors are plunder
ed with impunity, and that too by uicn as
suming to act under national authouty',
preachers of the gospel arc tarred and
eatherd for 110 offence except that of ex
pressing a desire that Kansas should be a
free state; and now a Senator of the Uni
ted States without apology or excuse, is
basely and cowardly assaulted in bis seat
by ruffian members of Congress, and beaten
almost to death, and the party which per
petrates ail these wrongs, does it all in the
abused name of democracy ! How true it
is that "Where the wicked reign, the land
mourns."
A Weekly Paper, Devoted to Literature, Politics, the Arts, Sciences, Agriculture, &c., &c —Terms: Two Dollars per annum.
We have no space for further comments J
to-day, and we ate sorry for it. In conclu- ;
siou we will merely remark that the people !
everywhere, and the honest portion oF the j
public press, are speaking out against these i
giant wrongs in such thunder tones, as gives
assurance that the day of retribution is at
hand.
Disastrous Fire.
Our town was visited by a disastrous fire
on Sunday night last. About 8|" o'ejock,
whilst most of our citizcus were in Church,
the aLrnt of tire was given. It was soon
found out to be in a back building, attach
ed, to the brick house, owned by Dr. 0. \V.
Anderson, and occupied by Mr. J. C. lira
shear, who vvasabseut from town. The fire
extended so quickly that Mrs. Bras bear, who
was in bed, with her child had hardly time
to escape. Very soou the building was in
a sheet of flame, and speedily communicated
to the brick offices occupied by Dr. 0. X.
Hickok, who was also abseut from town,
and the oil" recently occupied by John A.
Blodgct, Esq. It then spread to another
large brick building owned bv Dr. Ander
son. The first house and the offices were
entirely consumed, aud nothing remains of
them but a portion of the bare walls. The
upper story of the other large house was
only enusurncd, but the whole inside is great
ly injured—aud the whole house was only
prevented from burning by the uiost extra
ordinary exertions.
A very high wind prevailed at the time
and the fire originated in the business and
most populous portion of the town. The
buildings of John Cessna, Esq., E. L. An
derson, Esq., the Bedford Hall, the frame
buildings on the opposite side of the street,
the residence of W. P. Schell, Esq., and
the large frame building owned by Watson's
heirs, were in great danger. The flames
were at one time so terrific,Taud the wind so
high, that nearly every one expected that
that whole part of the town, and probably
the Western portion would be consumed.—
Some five or six houses were on fire at one
time.
The buildings destroyed, all belong to
Dt. Geo. W. Anderson, aud are not insured.
It is supposed his loss will not fall short
of S3OOO or $3500. The furniture of Mr.
' Btasliear was nearly all saved, but a trunk
containing some valuable goods, along with
| some other articles were burned. His loss
.is probably §>lt>o. Nearly all the valua
i ble tools ct Dr.Hickok were saved. Part
i of the law books of J. A. Blodget, Esq.,
! were destroyed. Messrs. A. B. Cramer &
i Co., sustained a lo*s in the removing of
their goods to probably about SSOO. The
| whole loss will not fall short of SIOOO.
j Too much praise eaunot bo bestowed on
j the citizens, men, women and children, for
the maDner in which they conducted thetu-
I selves. The fire company was ou the ground
j all the time, and owing to their exertions
' aided by the citizens, the fire was confined
| to the buildings burned.
One young niau, by the uatne of Thomas
1 Martin, was severely injured by the engine
{ running against bint, but is now doing well,
i Several, other slight accidents'occurred.
It is supposed the fire originated from pla
: cing hot ashes in the back building which
first cought fire.
' Outrage in the Lntleii States Senate—Sen
ator Sumner, of .Massachusetts, Knocked
Down and Heat en till insensible by .Mr.
Brooks, of South Catolina.
I WASHINGTON, May 22. —Immediately
1 after the adjournment of Congress to-day
; while Senator Sumner, of Massachusetts,
was still in the Senate Chamber, Mr. Brooks
a member of the House from South Caroli
i na, entered, and approaching Senator Sum
ner, accused hiin of libelling South Caroli
j na and Lis gray headed relative, Senator
1 Butler. Immediately after saying this, he
struck Mr. Sumner with * cane. Mr. S .
fell to the floor, and Mr. Brooks repeated
the caning until Mr. Sumner became de
prived of the power of speech. Previously
he called for help, but no one interfered
until his assuilaut had completed his design.
Mr. Sumner was then carried to his room.
It is not yet ascertained whether his inju
ries arc serious or not.
[SECOND DESPATCH.[
I Some eye witnesses say Mr. Brooks struck
Sumner fifteen or twenty times over his
head. Senator Sumner was sitting in an
arm chair, when the assault was made upon
him. lie had uo opportunity to defend
himself. There are various opinions on the
subject and quite coutradiotorr. Many
i were applauding the act, while others were
denouncing it as a cowardly attempt to beat
down freedom of speech. The affair will
j undoubtedly cause great debate iu the Sen
! ate to-morrow. Mr. Brooks was arrested
1 shortly after tbo affair, a complaint having
bc<en made against him on the oath of Win
-1 Yi Leader, and was brought before Justice
Holliugshead and held to hail in SSOO to j
answer. 1
Mr. Sumner has two severe but not dan- ,
gerous wounds on the head. Brooks' cane !
was shattered iu many pieces, demonstrat- |
ing the violence of the assaulting.
M hen the attack was made there were
probably fifteen or twenty persons prosent
including Messrs. Crittenden Foster,Toombs
Fitzpatiick, Murray, Morgan and other
members of Congress, Governor Gorman,
together with several officers of the Senate j
and strangers. The attack was so suddeu
aud unexpected that Mr Sumner had no
opportunity to place himself in a defensive |
attitude.
Tho first blow stunned htm, aud the stick i
which was of Gutta percha, was brokeuimo i
many pieces by the time the assault was ;
terminated. Messrs. Crittenden, Tooiubs !
Murray and others interfered as soon as
they could, and probably prevented further '
damage. Great excitement exists hero to 1
uight in consequence of the affair.
Mr. Sumner sank unconscious to the i
floor, where he lay till raised by his friends.
His head was bathed iu blood, atul his physi- |
cians say he has the severest flesh-wound 1
they ever saw on a man's head, and deny j
his friends admission to him to night.
Mr. Sumner's Condition.
WASHINGTON, May 23. —Mr. Sumner i
better this morning and will probably be
able to occupy his seat in a day or two. It
appears that he did not call for help as was
stated yesterday, being almost utterly un
conscious after the first blow.
THE AVAR ACTUALLY BEGIN.
More Murdering and Pillaging.
MARSHA I. DO.V 4 L.DSOS LEiDIAG
TIIE lILFFIAIS.
ACCOMMODATION REJECTED BV DON
ALDSON.
CHICAGO, Wednesday, May, 2l 1856.
Dates from Leaven worth, Kansas, to
Saturday last ate received. Wednesday
(10 day) had been fixed upon for the attack
on Lawrence. There is a general reign ot
. tenor in the Territory. Two cannon had
crossed the river at Chison, destined for
Lawrence. Buford's regiment were en
rolled in the militia, and furnished with
United State* anus by Gov. Shannon. The
Free-State men want arms and uuuutiniiion.
Donaldson (United States Marshal) has
proclaimed his intention to make cloait
work of what he haR to do this time.—
Gov. Kobison is still iroprisotiod at Jjexing
ton.
Tha Correspondent of The Jefferson
(Missouri) Enquirer states that a petition is
being circulated in tbc border counties
praying for tho immediate removal of Col.
Sumner.
Mr. Brown, Editor of The 11 raid of
Freedom, writes that a njob entered the
hotel at Kansas City where he was staying,
and dragged off a man whom they supposed
to be himself. On discovering their mis
take, they returned and demanded hint
ot the proprietor, who refused to deliver
hiut up to them. A company of Michigan
emigrants then entered the hotel to protect
the occupants. The mob were still surround
ing the hotel and gathering reeuforeeiueuts
at the close of his letter. No authentic
intelligence has been received concerning
his (Brown's) fate since his capture.
The Kansas correspondent of The St.
Louis Democrat writes under date of the 16th
inst. that eight to twelve hundred men weto
encamped near Lecompton.
The people of Lawrence had sent a note
to Col. Sumter, asking him to station a
body of troops in the vicinity to prevent
the "mob from proceeding to sanguinary ex
tremities. He declined saying lie Lad no
power tq move without order.
Mr. Cox of Lawrence waited on Marshal
Donaldson to ascertain if anvthiug could be
done peaceably to prevent his monster posse
entering the town. Mr. Donaldsou said
their demands must bo complied wtth—that
every ntan against whom a process was
issued should be surrendered—that all
munitions of war iu Lawrence should be de
livered up, and that the citizens of Lawrence
should pledge themselves under oath to
implicitly obey the enactments under which
the Territory is governed.
Upon receipt of this, the citizens held a
: meeting and drew up a letter to the Marshal,
1 stating that any person acting under him
would be allowed to execute legal process
against any inhabi'ant of Lawrence, and
that, if called upon, they would serve as a
posse in aiding tho arrest; that there would
not now or at any future time be any resist
i ance to the law, and that they only awaited
j au opportunity to testify their fidelity to the
I Union and tho Cou*titution. They claimed
to be law-abiding, order-loviug citizens, and
asked the protection of the constituted
authorities.
The purport of the Marshal's answer was,
that he did not believe the promises of the
people of Lawrence—that he regarded thepi
as rebels and traitors—and that they should
kuow what his demands were when he came.
LATER FROM KANSAS.
Destruction of Lawreucc.
ST. Louts, May 24.—A despatch from
i Brownsville to the Republican, fays that
; the town of Lawrence was destroyed on
I Wednesday.
| The same day the Hotel at Kansas City,
BEDFORD. PA.. FRIDAY, MAY 30,1856.
and the Printing Office were destroyed.— j
Particulars of these events are expected by !
the steamer whoso arrival is expected lo- j
night. ■"
MISSOURI POLITICS.
ST. LOUIS, May 23. —tho Democrat pub- |
lishes Benton's reply to a letter apprising i
hitu of his notuiuation for Governor. He •
ueither accepts or declines, saying tbeat he j
will keep the muter under consideration un
til he returns to Missouri. The Benton- I
iuns of Platfe Congressional District, have j
nominated S. J. Logo, and the ttnti Ben- J
toniaus have nominated Capt. Craig instead i
0 f Oliver, the present iucumbeut.
THE LOST CHILDREN.—The dead j
bodies of the two lost children of Mr. Sauil.
Cox, of Bedford county, which we men
tioned in our paper of week before last,
were found on Thursday last, about five
miles from their parent's residence. This
is the most painful, the most heart-rendiug
incident it has ever beeif our lot to chroni
cle.
•The dwelling of Mr. Cox i* in the edge ;
of a dense mountain forest, near the line j
of Bedford aud Cambria counties. These i
poor, hapless children, boys, one upwards
of seven, and the other a little over five i
years old, followed their father, who had
gone a guoning, and penetrating the woods
too far, must have become bewildered, and
were unable to retrace their way buck.
lluudreds of men, day after day, and
night after night, pursued the most diligeu'
search for them, but were uuabtu to tiud
them unttl the fifteenth day, when their
young forms were discovered side by side,
cold in death. From the time they were
iost, until the day they, were found, the
weather was most inclement and Severe for
the soasou. What scope of territory tbey
had traversed, or how long they had suf
fered, can ouly be conjectured.
No pen can portray the mental and
physical suffering of these poor, lost, wan
! dering babes. Widely had they toiled over
; the rugged mountain crags, ei-ossed streams
which were supposed to be impossible b\
I thetu, till hope had given way ro despair*
and worn cut by toil, exposure and sturva-
I ttou —with frenzied cries of agony, clasped
i in the last embrace of affection, tltcy laid
down to perish in the wilds of the mountain,
out of hearing of the acute listening ears,
and out of reach of the noble hearts and
strong arms which vainly sought to succor
them. OIL! terrible indeed, must have been
; the hours of anguish of these two innocent
young hearts, while for days and nights,
! alone in the deep gloomy recesses of the
| wilderness, the cold howling blasts smote
I fearfully upon their panic stricken ears,
and the fierce driven rain poured ruthlessly
I upon their tender, unprotected frames.
And who cau realize the agony, the in
tense anguish which must have lacerated
the hearts of the parents during their terri
| bie suspense. F'eat ing for the safety of
j their innocouts, yet trusting in their deliv
ercncc, till time had abandoned all hope of
; their rescue; then the most fearful torture*
of anguish, the extreinest sorrow must have
1 filled their souls.
The meDtal agonies, the tottures which
wrung the breasts of the stricken parents
in their severe trial, should have aroused
j the sympathy of the coldest heart, but it
appears their cup of bitterness was not yet
; full, for before the recovery of the children,
a heartless wretch, in who*e bosom there
• cannot flow one drop of the milk of human
; kindness, with the effrontery and bitterness
j of a demon, charged the father with haviug
murdered his children. This inhuman
; monster, so destitute of every manly at
] tribute, so void of every noble impulse,
should have becu by sonic manly arm, smit.
1 -ten in his tracks.
Wc are pained—our heart sickens to an
j nounce the prevalent rumor, that the stroke
was too severe for tho unhappy mother.—
j She is now bereft of reason—a raving
maniac.— Johnstown Echo.
FIRE IS SOMERSET i'\.—We learn from
J the Somerset HerAld that a disastrus tire
| occurred in that town on Tuesday last, ue
i atroying the Calvin, Hotel aod a Brick
j Warehouse of a Mr. Btyyfprd, which was
I stored with a large lot.'of glass, white lead,
flour, coffee, salt, bacon, kc, all of which
t were lost. The roof of the Glades Hotel
I suffered much damage, also the the window
; frames, doors, &c., and much of the inside
j of the house was damaged by being flooded
with water. Messrs Coffrortn <Sc Colburn
lost a number of books and their entire office
furniture. Many of the merchants wil loose
considerable by the hasty removal of their
goods, us it was supposed they were in dan
ger, and most of them removed their stoek
to places of safety. Several- families lost
j everything they bad in the world.
j what, kind of weather doyou
! think we wiil have V
'I don't know! What you think?'
j '1 think what you think.'
I I thiuk so, toe.'
Wisdom of Animals.
Now . my little folks, I am going to tell
you some true stories about animals. Very
interesting stories 1 consider them, audi
have no doubt that after reading them you
wiil perfectly agree iu opiuiou with me.
When yon have read my stories I tlunk
you will be convinced tuat dogs, at least j if
no other animals do, can understand talk
about as well as people cau.
There are a great many learned natural
ists iu the world, but I don't think they ;
have ever yet come to a right understanding j
of all that dogs know. 1 have no doubt'
that 1 could tell them things about the lit
tle creatures, with which I've had intimate
acquaintance, for which they would fiud it
pretty bard to account upon their stiff aud
stately principles.
Children, God has made everything a
mystery. Well, you are, and so nho is ev
ery living thing, whether animal or vegeta
ble. The more you think about things the
more mysterious they become.
But you are asking for the stories.
Ah, well here comes old 'Carlo Mange,' |
to have his history written. No, 'tis not !
Carlo himself, but ouly the ghost of Carlo !
for he, pom- doggie, has long been dead.—
Carlo was a noble great watch dog, pleas- j
ant aud polite in tho day time, but exceed- !
ingly dangerous (to strangers) iu the dark-
All the wicked, thievish boys in town ba
ted Carlo, because he so faithfully guarded
his master's grapes aud melons. They all
knew it was in vain they hoped to steal any
thing from Mr. Mango's garden wheu Car- j
lo was there.
Carlo was a great ealer, and he always j
wanted meat; so his master introduced him 1
I to the market man, and every morning a
I penny or two was given to him, which he
j took in his teeth and carried and laid on
; the market man's stall. Ills meat was then j
j handed to him, and he took it and marched !
1 gravely Louie, where he eat it at his lei
i sure. Mrs. M. frequently spftt Carlo with !
I messages to his master. • She .would tie a |
| note about his heck aid say, go and give j
, that to your master, Carlo. "The faithful]
i creature never failed to do his etraud welt
1 Once when sent with his master's dinner
1
Carlo was charged to be careful, and not
break the egg which was in the basket.—
Off trotted the dog, and his mistress ran to
the window to watch him. Before he turn
ed the corner of the street, she saw hitu set
i the basket down, lift the cover and look iu.
j He then carefully replaced the cover, took
. p his load and was soon out of sight.
1 Now what did he look iuto that basket
! tor. Because he had understood all about
( the egg, aud felt uuxious to know if it was j
j getting along safely.
I Didu't Carlo understand talk'
! lam sorry to tell my little readers that j
; Carlo died by poison-, some evil minded per
| .son destroyed the faithful creature, but he
will never he forgotten by those who knew
him. His master aud all the family mourn
ed for his loss, and they regret him still.—
I doubt if the mean .wretch who kiileJ him
will have such sincere mourners.
; 1 was one day riding in a New York
| stage, when I noticed a gentleman who sat
j near, holding upon hi* knee a pretty little
j
Pretty soon I heard htm say to a fellow
j passenger, 'lf 1 tell my dog I don't like
your looks he will not allow you to lay your
hand upon my person, or on any thing that
belongs to me."
; 'Make the experiment,' was the laughing
j answer.
The gantl 'man thcu said to the little dog
>1 don't like the looks of that man, (point
-1 ing to the one he meaut:) 1 believe he is no
: friend to tne.'
j 'G-r-r-r-r-ar' said doggie, facing the sup
posed enemy, and showing all his little
j sharp white teeth. The gentleman laughed,
I and extended his hand to touch the cloak
iof the dog's master. Dogete wou'.dn't al
low it. Ho snarled and tried fo bite, Lut
j his master held on to hiui. He wouldn't
j even allow the sirauger to look that way in
i peace.
Presently the master said: "I've changed
nty mind, Priucc, I think that lie is a pretty
good kind of a man after all." After this
the stranger was permitted to touch the
coat and shake the master's hand. It was
evident however, that little Prince was a
good deal puzzled by such a sudden change
of opinion.' As I watched hitu looking so
sharply and inquiringly first at one and
then at the other of the two gentlemen, I
thought it would not take many such ex
periments to shake seriously doggie's faith
in the sincerity of his master.
***
I presume uiany of you have heard of
; the murder which was planned over tho ken
j nel of a dog, and which was by that dog
j prevented, so I will not repeat the story.
A lady told uie of an adventure which
befell her husband, ten or fifteen years ago.
I shall tell it to you, children, before I
close this letter. Tito lady's husband was
passing on foot through 11 forest where lived j
a Spaniard, who .was the owner of a won- j
strous and ferocious dog. He ban several j
hundred dollars with him, aud as the night
was very dark, he could not help thinking
occasionally of the robbers who might be
in the woods near him. As he was hurry
ing by the wall of the Spaniard's garden,
down beside him jumped that awful dog,
the Bear, as every one in tlwt regiou called
hitu. The heart of the poor gentleman
stood still in Lis breast, au l his hair rose j
on end, for he expected to be torn limb 1
from limb. The Bear was never suffered 1
to be out of the house unchained, for he j
was so savage his owner dared not allow j
him to go near a stranger. All this our |
poor traveler knew very well.
But Bear did not harm him; he only j
walked along by his side, and every now j
and then made a circle rouud him, utteriug
a low hearse gmwl. That performance at
first renewed the man's terror, but, as he
found it meant hint 110 harm, he took cour
age and hastened on. At length, to his
great joy, Mr. reached his father's house.— '
When Bear had seeu him safely inside of 1
the garden, he gave a low growl of satis- }
faction, and, wheeling about, started back \
to his home tu the forest.
The next day it was found a murder had
been committed in those dark wood*, and
it had iu all probability been planned in the i
hearing of Bear. The good fellow had
saved one life, but as he could not be iu
two places at one time, the other unfortu- I
nate traveler had beeu robbed and inur- '
deled.
Children. I must tell you no more se:i- j
<ms stories to-day. 1 Lope I have already
told sufficient to show you that dogs have
something more than what i.> commonly un
derstood by instinct, and to induce you til- ,
way. to treat with kindness the faithful !
frieud of man.— .Maine Evangelist.
Live within your Means.
We tiou't like stinginess. "We don't
j like ''economy,'' when i' ooincs down to
' rags and starvation. We have no sympa
thy wite the notion that the poor mau should
hitch himself to a post and stand still while
1 the rest of the world tnoves forward. It
1 is no man's duty to deny liimsolf of every
; luxury, every recreation, every comfort;
! that he may get rich. It Is no man's duty to
i make au iceberg of himself— to shut his eyes
and ears to the sufferings of bis fellows—
•and to deny himself the enjoyment that re
i suit* frotn generous actions—merely that
he may hoard wealth for his heirs to qll ar
tel about
But thero is yet an economy which it.
| every man's duty, and which is especially
cowuteudahlc in the: man who struggles with
poverty —an economy which is consist ant
| with hsppine.-s, and which must be prue
| ticed, tf the poor man would secure inde
pendence.
It is every man's privilege, and it be
! comes his-duty to live within his means; not
up to. but within them. Wealth does not
make the man, we admit, and should nevet
be taken into the account m our judgment
of men. But "competence should be secur
ed when it can be; aul it almost alwayscau
be. by the practice, of economy and self-de
nial to only a tolerable extent, it shrub!
be secured, not so much for others to look
upon, or to raise us in the estimation of oth
crs, us to secure the consciousness of inde
; pendenej. and the constant satisfaction
| that is derived from its acquirement and
; possession.
We would like to impress this single fact
upon the tt-iud of every laboring ntan who
: may peruse this short article —thet it. is
possible for him to rise above poverty, and
that the path to independence, though beset
with toils and self-sicrifioo, is tuuch pleas
anter to the traveller than any one he cau
enter upon.
'lite man who feels that he is earning
! something more than ha is spending, will
I walk the strcels with a much lighter heart
and enter his home with a tuuch more ebcer
i fu! countenence than ho who spends as he
' goes or falls gradually behind his neoessi
: ties in acquiring tho means of meeting
! them.
Next to the slavery of intemperance
| there is no slavery ou earth more galling
, than that of poverty and indebtedness.—
I The man who is every body's debtor is every
l body 's slave, and iu a much worse condition
? than he who serves a siugle master.
For the sake of the present, then, as well
} as for the sake of the future, we would most
i earnestly urge upon every working man to
: live within LU means. Let him lav by some
! thing every day—if tut a penny, be it a
i penny—it is bettor than nothing; infiuately
: better than running in debt, a penny a day,
ior a penny a week. If he can, earn. a dol-
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iar let him try, fairly and faithfully, the
expcrhucut of living on ninety cants. Ila
will like it.
"People will laugh." theui laugh.
"They will call tnc stingy." Better call
you stingy than say you do not pay your
debts.—
They will wonder why b,do not hire bet
ter furniture, live iu a finer house, and at
tend concerts and the play house." JAU
th ni wonder, for a while, it wou't hurt them
and it certainly won't you. By and by you
can have a fine house, and fine furniture of
your own, and tbeywill wonder again, and
come billing ml cooiug around you, like so
many pleased fools. Try the experiment.'
Live within your means. - [Mune Far
n rr,
Our Creed.
We lore religion, not the priest—
We lore our countr, and our God ;
We love the man who governs lest ;
.Not one who rules with iron rod
Each family rhuuld hi a State,
Where all domestic virtues grow ;
The heart a.i empire—then lot fate
Atteihpt iu Vain its overthrow.
We love tli? fanner and his toil,
The talisto ms of life aru there :
treasure God 's great gilt 01 soil.
Ami his creation fair.
We love bright gold, that it may strew
Contentment in the paths of cant;
We hate the men who never knew
1 hat he could have- too large a siiar j.
We love lioth wit and merit fine,
Though poverty their grace unfold ;
The diamoud* in the dirty mine
Shi tie just as blight as set ia gold.
We love the beautiful, the good—
The finished work of nature's plan,
I'or when they're fully understood,
They constitute the perfect man.
We love in woman, virtue, truth.
And know sucli gems woul 1 bo less rare
If pity for bee tender voutii
Exposed the tempter's ready snare.
Her life is often" overcast,
And uar';Dv-s clouds the future way ;
But heed the lesson jf the past,
'Tis darkness tells us what i* day.
i
Take off thy sandal, wcuty Time,
And ley; it at the gates—go in;
Seircfi, for some new ami rsdient clime.
Untainted by the blight of sin ;
We wish thy realm as free and wide
As makes God's universe our home,
Tb.it what we loved might there abide,
And what is hateful never c uu.i.
For the Inquirer and Chronicle.
MU. EIUTOB:
SIR —I have always thought
' our County was more Christianized than it
is, and I was astonished to hear tbc false
hoods circulated throughout it, charging
the bereaved parents of the Lost Children,
; for whom their hearts have nearly boon
broken, with their murder. After tbev
were found 1 thought the falsehoods would
then surely stop, but it appears that these
people arc so addicted to slander that they
cannot cease. I have heard that they have
; circulated nearly all through the county,-
| that 1 had east up to Mr. Cox, that he did
; murder them. This is a falsehood of the
! deepest dye, as I aui not quite so nar r ow
minded, and 1 believe that uo man with an
i honest heart will judge another *> soon,
without having more reason than tiicy had
iu tli is case.
WM. A. MOCK.
Union Tp, May 10., 186(1.
DIED.
Ou theSlaidf Mnv, itist., in St. ('iai-ville-
Miss MAOUIK UASOXTI, aged 23 years, 7
' months and 20 days. She was a worthy
; member of the Lutheran Church. She died
; as she lived, full of faith and hope.
DISSOLUTION.
THE partnership heretofore e seating between
the subscriber , under the name of At' is EL
& Co., in the carriage making & Si icksroithing
business, was this day dissolved by mutual con
sent. .All businessof the, late Firm will be at
tended to by Mii'tt.tKMtnd JOHN G. AT KISKL wbo
will collect the outstanding notes and accuuts
aud pav Iho doUs.
WM. WF.ISEI,.
MICHAEL AVEIstEL.
JOHN G. AVEI3K.L.
May 27th ISoG.
"\T7"E the undorsigned, have this <liy catered
\V into partnership in the Carriage making
and Bliieksinithing business, under the name of
MICHAEL & JOHX G. Our stand is the
one heretofore occupied by AV'KUKL At Co-.
mediately cast 'if Bd lord. W® hope by the
chanuttei of our work and by promptness and
attention to - merit and receive a fair shire of
custom.
MICHAEL AA'MISKL,
JOHN G. ATE IS El-
May SO-fTSt
t ATTENTION.-
tpITE Bloody Run Blues, will meet
JL at tlie usual place for Ifatrdni, on
the 4th of July next at 81 o'clock, A.
Mwith summer uniform and twelve
rounds of cartridge. A full turnout
is expected.
By oritur of the Captain.
J. J. BAKNDOLLAR. O. 5.
May 80, 1856.
~ CLOTHING STORE.
THE whscriWr has removed liia Cfhtfciwg
Store to the room uext door to the office of !>r.
AT at son, where he has on hand, and will con
stantly keep, a general assortment of 01-'it,lire
tor Men and Boys, which he will sell on the
reasonable terms, uadt t which he respea'.fui iy
invites tho attention of purchasers.
ISAAC UFFEL.
Bedford. May 8". 185®t